Shoe construction.



' A. H. BUTTLES.

SHOE UONSTRUGTION.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17, 1014.

1 115 651 PatentedN0v.3,1914

- the invention consists of as set forth in the a side view of the improved shoe,

PATT OFFICE.

hueusrns n. BUTTLES, or

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

SHOE consrnnorron.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedNov. 3, 1914.

Application filed January 17, 1914. Serial No. 812,616.

To all 'w/wmit may concern Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS H. BUTTLES, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of lVisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements. in Shoe Construction, of which the following isa description,- reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in shoe construction.

In the manufacture of shoes it is of great advantage to provide a one piece vamp, but as now ordinarily formed the one piece Vamps in connection with the other parts of the uppers do not cut to advantage with relation to the hide and consequently there is considerable waste, and it is impossible to cut as many uppers from the hide as desired.

It is one of the objects. of the present invention to overcome the before mentioned objectionable feature and provide a one piece vamp shoe construction which will form a shoe of ornate appearance and which will provide for cutting agreater number of uppers from a hide than is now ordinarily out.

A fu provide a shoe construction in which the vamp is connected to the quarters in such a manneras to reinforce the instep portion of the shoe.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shoe construct-ion in which the upper, portion of the shoe is formed of parts integral with the vamp and quarters.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shoe construction in which the parts when attached together form a shoe well adapted to withstand hard wear and usage.

With the above and other objects in view, the improved shoe parts and combinations claims, and all equivaconstruction and its lents thereof.

' In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views: Figure 1 is a part being broken away to show the construction in the rear thereof; Fig. 2 is a top view of the separate parts of the material forming the shoe upper; Fig. 3 is a rear View of the shoe, a part being broken away to show the rther object of the invention is to construction in the rear thereof; and Fig. 4 1s a rear .VIGW of a modified form of shoe.

Referrin to the drawing the numeral 8 indicates quarters, 10 the e vamp, 9 the cap, 11 the sole and 12 the heel of the im- The vamp extend from the wardly and forwardly at an angle over the instep portion of the shoe and terminate at the medial split portion 17 of the vamp which forms the lower laced open part 19 of the shoe and thus serve to cover and reinforce the seam and to also reinforce the instep portion of the shoe where the shoe receives the maximum strain. The upper portions 20 of the vamp on opposite sides of the medial split part form in part the shoe upper, which, when connected to the upper portions 21 of the quarters form the complete shoe upper. The upper forward edge portions of the shoe upper are provided with eyelets 22 and hooks 23 for lacing the opposite edge portions together.

he rear or heel edges 24 of the quarters are positioned in abutting relation and are sewed together and a back stay strip 25 extending vertically from the heel to the upper edge of the shoe upper covers this back seam and is sewed to the abutting edge portions of the uppers and reinforces the same.

The cap 10 which overlaps the abutting edges of the toe piece and the vamp is sewed to the vamp in the usual manner. The sole and heel are also connected to the upper portion of th shoe in the usual manner and a tongue (not shown) is provided for the lace-d portion.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 4. the two quarters are formed in one piece and consequently the back stay strap 25 is omitted in. this form.

\Vhile the toe piece is shown as separate from the vamp piece it is to be understood that the toe piece may be formed integral with the vamp without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

- of the shoe and From the foregoing description it will be seen that the shoe is of simple construction, is inexpensive to manufacture and is well adapted for the purpose described.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a shoe construction, a one piece vamp shaped to extend to the instep portion forming in part the shoe upper, quarter pieces having their forward edges abutting against the rear edges of the vamp and forming the other portion of the shoe upper, and reinforcing instep strips covering the seams formed by the abutting edges and stitched to the vamp and the quarters.

2. In a shoe construction, a one piece vamp shaped to extend to the instep portion of the shoe and having a medial split portion, quarters having their forward edges abutting against and connected to the rear edges of the vamp, and .einforcing instep strips covering the abutting edges and stitched to the quarters and to the vamp.

3. In a shoe construction, a one piece camp shaped to extend to the instep portion of the shoe and having a medial split portion, quarters having their forward edges abutting against and connected to the rear instep edge portions of the vamp, the seams formed by said connections extending upwardly and forwardly at an angle from the lower pr ion of the vamp, and reinforcing instep strips covering said scams. 4. In a shoe construction, a one piece vamp shaped to extend to the instep portion of the shoe and having a medial split porwith lace tion, quarters joined together at their rear edges and having their front edges abutting against and connected to the rear instep edge portions of the vamp,' the seams formed by the abutting edges extending upwardly and forwardly at an an le from the lower portion of the vamp, an reinforcing instep strips covering the seams and stitched to the ramp and to the quarters.

5. In a shoe construction, a one piece vamp shaped to extend to the instep ortion of the shoe and having a medial sp it portion, quarters joined together at their rear edges and having their ront edges abutting against and sewed to the rear edges 0 the instep portions of the vamp, the medial split portion of the ramp and the forward upper edge portions of the quarters being provided holding means, the seams formed by the rear edges of the vamp and the forward edges of the quarters extending upwardly and forwardly at an angle from the lower portions of the vamp and quarters to medial portions of the lace holding means, and reinforcing instep strips covering the seams and stitched to the vamp and to the quarters and extending from tions of the vamp and quarters to the upper edges of the vamp and the upper forward edges of the quarters. 1

In testimony wh ture, in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses: C. H. KEENEY, EMILY SGHOWALTER.

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